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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man that Kira wants to save?
(a) Howard.
(b) Leo.
(c) Hank.
(d) Andrei.

2. When was We The Living published?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1936.

3. Rand states that to oppose views, one need which of the following?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Morals.
(d) Faith.

4. Kira asks Andrei what it feels like to be treated like which of the following?
(a) A tool.
(b) A monster.
(c) A child.
(d) A political system.

5. What kind of revolution is needed, according to Rand?
(a) Reasonable.
(b) Moral.
(c) Logical.
(d) Philosophical.

6. Who does Rand describe as a soldier of liberty?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Average citizen.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Politician.

7. What country does Rand believe is deluding itself?
(a) France.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain.
(d) United States of America.

8. Andrei viewed citizens in what way?
(a) As angry mobs.
(b) As piles of flesh.
(c) As leeches.
(d) As worker ants.

9. Which adjective does Rand use to describe America's culture?
(a) Miserable.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Eager.
(d) Unique.

10. Who does Kira have a love affair with, even though she does not like him?
(a) Hank.
(b) Leo.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Charles.

11. What is the setting for We The Living?
(a) China.
(b) Post-war France.
(c) Soviet Russia.
(d) United States.

12. Rand suggests that a nation's bodyguards are which type of people?
(a) Those who are physically strongest.
(b) Government officials.
(c) The military.
(d) Intellectuals.

13. Freedom and philosophy first arose in which setting, according to Rand?
(a) Renaissance Europe.
(b) Soviet Russia.
(c) Ancient Greece.
(d) Ancient Rome.

14. What kind of relationship does Rand describe the archetypes Attila and Witch Doctor as having?
(a) They are enemies.
(b) They are allies.
(c) They are linked romantically.
(d) They are not affiliated.

15. The injunction not to judge shows the climax of which of the following, according to Rand?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremy Bentham champion?

2. Rand describes perception as which of the following?

3. The chief intellectual, according to Rand, is which type of person?

4. What kind of crime was Leo arrested for?

5. What adjective does Rand use to describe the USA's founding fathers?

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